Whiffletree.



E. n. TOWNSEND. Wl 'ilFFl.ETRI-IE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13. 1915.

1 ,1 59,81 1 Patented Nov, 9, 1915.

g'wue'nto'o El). 7 071 77861747 UNITED STATES ERVIN D. TOWNSEND, OFCHERRY CREEK, NEW YORK.

WHIFFLETREE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Application filed July 13, 1915. Serial No. 39,674.

0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERVIN D. TOWNSEND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cherry Creek, in the county of Chautauqua and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in\Vhiflietrees; and I do hereby declare the fol lowing to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in whiffletreesand consists in the provision of a simple and efiicient device of thisnature having various details of construction, combinations andarrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in theappended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the application of the invention.Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a whifiletree having hooks B at the ends thereof, and Cdesignate bolts passing through apertures D in the whifiletree and alsothrough the plates K, and nuts F are mounted upon the threaded ends ofthe bolts. A coiled spring N is interposed between the plate K and aplate O" which is apertured for the reception of the rods H, passingabout thetwo sets of rods as shown. Nuts S are mounted upon the threadedends of the rods H and the latter pass through the bar T, which has aneye T to which a doubletree may be attached.

By the provision of a whiflletree made in accordance with my invention,a simple and efficient device is afforded which may be used either inconnection with or separate from an evener and one which will tend tobreak the sudden pull coming upon the whiffietree incident to thestarting up quickly.

What I claim to be new is said spring A whiflletree having transverseapertures 71 arranged in pairs therein, one edge of the latter beingprovided'with recesses about the ends of said apertures, bolts passingthrough said apertures and having heads bearing against the whiflietreeopposite said recesses,

apertured plates through which said bolts pass, nuts upon the bolts,other bolts having heads bearing against the bottoms of said recesses,an apertured bar through which the ends of said second referred to boltspass and against which nuts upon the latter bear, and coiled springsinterposed between the whiflietree and said apertured plates.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ERVIN D. TOWNSEND.

Witnesses:

HARRY A. TABER, JOHN G. WIRTH.

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Washington, I). G.

